That 70's Thread!

[des1954]

No.

But, we did have one of these . . .

A Chrysler Town and Country.

In avocado with wood trim, thank you:

Did it have fine, Corinthian leather?

 

[Lil' Lisa]

Did it have fine, Corinthian leather?

Different car but...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIL3fbGbU2o

 

[usnuzuloose]

No.

But, we did have one of these . . .

A Chrysler Town and Country.

In avocado with wood trim, thank you:

The rear seat faced backward.

That's where TCD almost always had to ride.

Because one of my sisters was a genius. She threw up all over the place on one of our first road trips. So, she didn't have to ride in the back anymore. And, no matter how hard TCD mom cleaned, it always smelled like vomit back there.

Also, I almost lost my right index finger in a door slamming incident involving this vehicle.

Good times.

TCD

I did not have one of these, but the neighbors did, the high school I went to was on top a hill and at the end of the year people would take oil and slick that hill. Even the buses could not go up or down. unfortunatly that day the girl drove the car to school, yup you guessed it, right in the telephone pole , her dad replaced it with another one.

 

[Magicbus]

No. But, we did have one of these . . .A Chrysler Town and Country.

Your family must have been rich. We were too poor to afford a cheap car, never mind a Chrysler Town & Country, I'm jealous.

 

[DaveInTN]

I remember some really good cereals in the 70's that aren't around anymore...or at least are hard to find.

One of my favorites was Quisp. I thought it was gone forever, but found some in a Big Lots in Lexington, KY a couple years ago.

Another good 70's cereal was Crazy Cow. It made its own strawberry milk...but faded away when Mad Cow disease hit the news.

And who remembers that Cap'n Crunch had a "Vanilly" flavor back then? It was horrible. And apparently it lip synched all its songs. But I do love the great savings offered on the back of the box. A 7 cent coupon!!

 

[liv luvs disney]

No station wagon for my family. We had a van with only the captain's seats up front, nothing in the back but a spare tire. My brother usually sat up front w/ Mom and I was in the back doing cartwheels or some kind of gymnastics. Seatbelts? Not until I was in middle school and my Mom moved up to a Ford Tempo.

Being as I wasn't born until 73, many of my memories are from the 80's, but I do remember wearing an awful lot of tube tops in the 70's.

 

[ftwildernessguy]

There was also a cereal called Quake, which was actually the same as Quisp but in a different shape. They were all primarily sugar.

 

[Tri-circle-D]

Your family must have been rich. We were too poor to afford a cheap car, never mind a Chrysler Town & Country, I'm jealous.

We were rich?

What?

Nobody told me.

Actually, as far as I know we were not rich, but my dad has a thing for cars.

Even now.

The man drives a new car every two years.

Maybe that's why we weren't rich.

I remember some really good cereals in the 70's that aren't around anymore...or at least are hard to find.

One of my favorites was Quisp. I thought it was gone forever, but found some in a Big Lots in Lexington, KY a couple years ago.

Another good 70's cereal was Crazy Cow. It made its own strawberry milk...but faded away when Mad Cow disease hit the news.

And who remembers that Cap'n Crunch had a "Vanilly" flavor back then? It was horrible. And apparently it lip synched all its songs. But I do love the great savings offered on the back of the box. A 7 cent coupon!!

I totally remember Quisp and Vanilly Crunch, but I don't recall Crazy Cow.

I didn't get your lip sync reference.

But, I think I do now.

You're dissing my man V.I., aren't you?

Lip Sync?

Are you kidding?

The artist who rapped: "I'm killing your brain like a poisonous mushroom?"


Old Robby actually performed a concert after a Tampa Bay Rays game a few weeks ago. I really wanted to go. But, I couldn't find anyone to go with me.

And, I think there is going to be a new reality show about him coming out soon.

There was also a cereal called Quake, which was actually the same as Quisp but in a different shape. They were all primarily sugar.

I remember Quake.

And speaking of sugar, I remember how cereals used to use Sugar in their titles. Like they were proud of it. Like Sugar Frosted Flakes, and Sugar Pops and Super Sugar Crisp. Now it's like sugar is a bad word or something.

TCD

 

[clkelley]

We were rich?

Actually, as far as I know we were not rich, but my dad has a thing for cars.

Even now.

The man drives a new car every two years.

Maybe that's why we weren't rich.

TCD

Speaking of cars... my dad was the total opposite. He would drag something home from the junkyard, rebuild the engine, and drive it for at least 100K miles.

I remember specifically a 1967 Comet. It was white with brown interior. The interior was all trashed and it didn't run, but not a single scratch on the body. Dad spent three months disassembling and reassembling the engine. Mom, spent the same three months sewing new vinyl upholstery for the inside and cutting new carpets and a new headliner and recovering the dash with naugahyde. So once done, it had bright red interior and the same red shag carpet that was in our house!!

I remember that car being around at least until I started high school and that was in 1979.

Also, dad wouldn't own an "ortomatic" (his pronunciation), as he couldn't fix that kind of car, but he could throw a new clutch in a car in a couple of hours!!

So to say the least, I learned how to drive on a stick shift!!

(As a matter of fact, I learned on a 1979 Maverick three on the column)

 

[DaveInTN]

I didn't get your lip sync reference.

But, I think I do now.

You're dissing my man V.I., aren't you?

Nope. Remember this fab duo? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwrL9MV6jSk

Of course, they weren't from the 70's...but the Vanilly cereal reminded me of them.

 

[DaveInTN]

Actually, as far as I know we were not rich, but my dad has a thing for cars.

Even now.

The man drives a new car every two years.

Speaking of cars... my dad was the total opposite. He would drag something home from the junkyard, rebuild the engine, and drive it for at least 100K miles.

My Dad was somewhere in the middle. In reality, we probably got a new car every 4 years or so. But starting around year 2 he would start to shop. And a shopping trip with him inevitably ended with him cursing the salesman and storming out of the dealership, with mom and us kids quickly scurrying behind.

I spent a lot of time embarrassed as a kid. But at least I wasn't doing cartwheels in the back of a van like Liv.

 

[Tri-circle-D]

Nope. Remember this fab duo? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwrL9MV6jSk

Of course, they weren't from the 70's...but the Vanilly cereal reminded me of them.

Sorry.

My misteak.

You are right it is Milli Vanilli

Not Vanilla.

Vanilli, like the cereal.

And speaking of Milli Vanilli, I think I have discovered where things went wrong for these poor guys. You know one of them died of a drug overdose, right?

Here's a bit of the bio on the other:

Born in Paris, the son of an architect/builder and pharmacist, as a teen, he gravitated to British and American sounds: the Beatles, Queen, the Jackson 5 and Bob Marley. His musical roots got a boost from his grandfather, a fisherman/baker who played the accordion and took a young Fab on his musical travels throughout the Caribbean. Upon his move to Germany at 18, Morvan was exposed to the funk, rap and soul of Run DMC, Prince, the Gap Band, Parliament-Funkadelic and Sly & the Family Stone.

It was in Munich where Fab met Rob Pilatus in a local club and the two started a rock and soul band together. The two penniless and homeless kids jumped at the chance to sign a contract, and within months they had created a captivating stage show that would prove to enthrall millions as Milli Vanilli. Selling over 7 million copies of their debut album, Milli Vanilli - Girl You Know It's True, the duo went on to MTV stardom, becoming one of the biggest musical acts of the '90s, with worldwide sales of more than 30 million singles and 14 million albums. The popular VH1 series Behind the Music premiered with an episode spotlighting the duo, which was one of the highest-rated segments of the series.

You see the bit about the accordion playing hippie grandfather?

There you go.

This kid never had a chance.

Tragic.

TCD

 

[ftwildernessguy]

I think that may have been Frank!

 

[Tri-circle-D]

I think that may have been Frank!

Isn't Frank a fisherman/fryer?

And I'm not sure about his instrument orientation.

And while I am posting, I did some fact-checking on your assertion about Quisp and Quake being the same.

It turns out this isn't quite true.

I believe they tasted the same.

Like sugar.

But, Quake apparently was shaped like gears, while Quisp was shaped like flying saucers. The discerning American public preferred Quisp, which lead to the demise of Quake.

Here's a Quake cereal box:

And as long as we are talking cereal, anybody remember these?:

TCD

 

[des1954]

I was deprived. My parents wouldn't buy any of that super-charged sugary cereal. Mostly because I wanted said cereal for whatever prize was in the box & would never eat the cereal. I usually ate Cheerios (plain), Life, instant Cream of Wheat (blech), or instant oatmeal. My mom wasn't a morning person and if I wanted to eat breakfast, it had to be something I could fix myself.

 

[ftwildernessguy]

Hey TCD - check out my post - I said they were shaped different.

As far as Frank playing the accordian, I am pretty sure I saw him playing this very instrument onstage with Weird Al Yankovich 5 years ago.

 

[Tri-circle-D]

Hey TCD - check out my post - I said they were shaped different.

As far as Frank playing the accordian, I am pretty sure I saw him playing this very instrument onstage with Weird Al Yankovich 5 years ago.

Sorry, I didn't see that. I should have known better than to question you.

So, Frank plays the accordion?

And, he's Milli Vanilli's grandfather?

Which one, Milli or Vanilli?

TCD

 

[Tri-circle-D]

So once done, it had bright red interior and the same red shag carpet that was in our house!!

I meant to comment on this.

My parents fully embraced the 70's as well.

My brother and I had red shag carpet in our bedroom.

TCD

 

[liv luvs disney]

But at least I wasn't doing cartwheels in the back of a van like Liv.

I cartwheeled everywhere, not just in the back of our van. My mother used to say when she "lost" me, she would just look for a long blond pony tail followed by two feet. I had issues, I know. If I had grown up in today's world, I would definitely be labeled ADHD among other things!

 

[DaveInTN]

If I had been in a kid in today's world, I would definitely been labeled ADHD among other things!

Yes Liv, today's world is big on labels. We have labeled you MANY things.